All Entries in the "Entertainment Cyberscope" Category
Majors vs. Indies War – LinkedIn – Music Industry Network
The following discussion appears in the LinkedIn Group, “Music Industry Network.” As of 2.18.12, 10:30PM EST., there are 281 posts. To participate you must join the group. Are major labels really evil? Why the Indie Movement? Do unsigned artists really believe they can pump out hits and become stars without a major label backing? Indie [...]
Discussion on Mastering – LinkedIn – Independent Recording Artist Community
In the LinkedIn Group, Independent Recording Artist Community, the following discussion remains ongoing. As of 2.18.12, 10pm EST., there are 403 posts. To enter the discussion you must join the group. The greatest mystery in recording is mastering. Send it out or do it at home? The new standard in the song plugger game is that [...]
Discussion on Home Studios – LinkedIn – Music Producers Forum
The following discussion appears in the LinkedIn group, “Music Producers Forum.” As of 2.18.12 there are 405 posts. To participate you must join the group. Compared to David Foster, Rick Rubin, Trevor Horn, Vernon Reid, etc. do you really think you can compete from a home studio? Clearly the home studio market is the new [...]
Whitney Houston, One of the Greatest Performers of All Time, is Dead
Author: Jerry Flattum Published: February 12, 2012 at 9:48 pm The media coverage surrounding Whitney Houston’s death is appalling and horrific. I am deeply saddened that the irresponsibility on the part of both officials and the media has failed to provide us the news–the information–an adoring public deserves when such a great artist dies. Of course the [...]
SIGGRAPH 2012 Puts a Visual on the City of Angels
The following article originally appeared on Technorati.com in my column, Convergence In Entertainment Author: Jerry Flattum Published: February 12, 2012 at 10:04 pm Announcing the SIGGRAPH 2012 conference is an update keeping in line with the original 2012 events listing available in this column, Convergence In Entertainment.In 2011, SIGGRAPH was allegedly Vancouver’s largest conference. This year’s conference at LA’s Convention Center–August 5-9–should prove no [...]
Spotify Apps Infiltrate Pandora’s Market Share
This article 1st appeared in my column on Technorati called Convergence In Entertainment. Author: Jerry Flattum Published: January 30, 2012 at 10:17 am First to market is a myth. Spotify’s new apps brings the previously UK/Europe only online radio platform to iOS, and that puts Pandora on alert (no, not the one in Avatar). I personally fell [...]
Who’s the Bad Guy–the FBI or MegaUpload?
This article 1st appeared in my column, Convergence In Entertainment, on Technorati. Author: Jerry Flattum Published: January 31, 2012 at 6:12 am I don’t get it. Maybe the readers of the this article can enlighten me. I realize readers look to columnists for answers, but sometimes all we have are questions. And my big question is: Who’s [...]
It’s Official – Rebel Reznor Goes Hollywood Mainstream with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
NOTE: This article 1st appeared in my column on Technorati, Convergence In Entertainment. Author: Jerry Flattum Published: December 20, 2011 at 6:01 pm Industrial legend Trent Reznor already reinvented–capitalized–on his dark side when he won the 2010 Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 83rd Academy Awards for Social Network. Although the [...]
Majors vs. Indies, Google vs. iTunes: Make No Mistake, the Music Industry is at War
This article 1st appeared in my column, Convergence In Entertainment, on Technorati. Author: Jerry Flattum Published: December 07, 2011 at 9:58 am Make no mistake about it: the music industry is in a state of war. The recent split of EMI assets between Universal and Sony reduces the number of major labels down to three, with Warner hanging in the [...]
Createasphere’s 3D Roadshow Headed for Orlando
NOTE: This article 1st appeared in Convergence In Entertainment, my column on Technorati. Author: Jerry Flattum Published: December 10, 2011 at 6:43 pm Createasphere’s 3D Road Show embarks on the last leg of it’s tour this Dec. 15 in Orlando, Florida. Createasphere is big on 3D and 3D is revamping the spectrum of visual experience, from IMAX‘s TinTin to Disney’s Tron to smartphones like [...]
